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Highlighted publications Time, Space and Information: Lessons Learned from the Abuse of Law to Attack Civic Space English Policy Brief Series: The Changing Nature of Mediation when Negotiating Political Settlements in Fragile Settings English Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Courts and Lawyers in Constitutional Transition and Reform English Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali English Latest publications The Public Service Published June 26, 2026 English Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali Published June 22, 2026 English Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Courts and Lawyers in Constitutional Transition and Reform Published June 3, 2026 English Parliamentary Rules in Democratic Backsliding and Resilient Design Published April 24, 2026 English Policy Brief Series: The Changing Nature of Mediation when Negotiating Political Settlements in Fragile Settings Published April 2, 2026 English Time, Space and Information: Lessons Learned from the Abuse of Law to Attack Civic Space Published October 28, 2025 English Constitutional Status and Autonomy of the Prosecution Service Published October 27, 2025 English Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024 Published October 7, 2025 English Political Parties: Constitutional Roles, Recognition, Rights and Regulations Published September 3, 2025 English Rights in the Digital Age Published July 2, 2025 English The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making Published June 27, 2025 English Constitution-Building in Deeply Fragmented States: The Role of Local Governance Published June 17, 2025 English State Capture: How to Recognize and React to it Published May 27, 2025 English Independent Institutions: Enhancing Democratic Integrity and Accountability through Constitutional Design Published May 22, 2025 English From Local Governance to Constitution Building: Yemen after 10 Years of Conflict Published May 9, 2025 English Environmental Protection in Constitutions Assessment Tool Published May 9, 2025 English Designing Resilient Institutions: Countering Democratic Backsliding in Asia Published April 22, 2025 English Legislatures: Organization, Administration and Privileges Published November 6, 2024 English Options for Post-Conflict Constitutional Arrangements in Sudan Published October 20, 2024 English The Possible Role and Risk of Power-Sharing in Sudan Published September 16, 2024 العربية English Annual Review of Constitution-Building: 2023 Published September 16, 2024 English Natural Resource Management: Development and Environmental Protection in Constitutional Reform Processes Published June 28, 2024 English Shaping the Post-Conflict Landscape? The Role of Constitutions in Natural Resource Governance Published June 13, 2024 English صياغة رؤ ية دستور ية جديدة للعراق Published November 23, 2023 العربية Transitions to Parliamentary Systems: Lessons Learned from Practice Published November 16, 2023 English Designing Resistance: Democratic Institutions and the Threat of Backsliding Published October 27, 2023 English Constitutional Approaches to Decentralization: Elements, Challenges and Implications Published June 8, 2023 English Women and Constitutional Reform in Response to Social Crisis Published May 2, 2023 English Análisis comparativo de la Constitución de Chile y Dos Proyectos de Reforma Constitucional Published February 28, 2023 Español Removal of Presidents Published January 1, 2023 English Second Chambers in Federal Systems Published December 16, 2022 English Myanmar’s Environment and Climate Change Challenges Published November 28, 2022 English Constitutions, Customary and Religious Law, and Gender Equality Published October 14, 2022 English Annual Review of Constitution-Building: 2021 Published September 26, 2022 English Constitution-Building and Disruption: Addressing Changing Conflict Patterns Published September 8, 2022 English A New Constitution for Myanmar: Towards Consensus on an Inclusive Federal Democracy Published May 24, 2022 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Opposition and Legislative Minorities: Constitutional Roles, Rights and Recognition Published January 1, 2022 English The Scope and the Content of the Sri Lankan Constitution: Perspectives of Opinion Leaders Published December 17, 2021 English Other languages Gender and Rules of Procedure in Constituent Processes: A Comparative Discussion in Support of the Chilean Constitutional Convention Published December 10, 2021 English Español Mechanisms for Indigenous Representation, Participation and Consultation in Constitutional Systems: International Examples to Inspire Chile Published December 8, 2021 English Español Interim Governance Arrangements: Comparative Principles and Practice for Myanmar Published October 31, 2021 English Taming the Incumbency Advantage: Innovative Constitutional Designs from the ‘South' Published October 18, 2021 English Beyond Representation in Pandemic Responses: Independent and International Institutions Published September 15, 2021 English How Federations Responded to Covid-19 Published September 15, 2021 English Legal Approaches to Responding to Emergencies: Covid-19 as a Case Study Published September 15, 2021 English Let’s talk about constitutions! Published August 31, 2021 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Practical Considerations for Public Participation in Constitution-Building: What, When, How and Why? Published July 9, 2021 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Los Reglamentos en Órganos Constituyentes desde una Perspectiva Comparada: Recomendaciones y lecciones aprendidas (Webinario, 30 de marzo 2021) Published May 26, 2021 Español Constitutional Negotiations: Dynamics, Deadlocks and Solutions Published April 26, 2021 English မြန်မာဘာသာ The Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan: Summary and Analysis Published April 21, 2021 العربية English Emergency Law Responses to Covid-19 and the Impact on Peace and Transition Processes Published March 26, 2021 English Reglamentos de Órganos Constituyentes - Panorama Comparativo: Procesos Constitucionales Comparados Published March 8, 2021 Español Electing Presidents in Presidential and Semi-Presidential Democracies Published January 1, 2021 English Español Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines' COVID-19 Response Published July 27, 2020 English Official Language Designation Published January 1, 2020 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Independent Regulatory and Oversight (Fourth-Branch) Institutions Published January 1, 2019 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español (S)electing Constitution-Making Bodies in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings Published November 19, 2018 العربية English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Reflections on referendums Published August 15, 2018 English Electoral system design in the context of constitution-building Published August 15, 2018 English Constitutional Design for Territorially Divided Societies Published August 7, 2018 English Secession: Constitution Brief Published August 7, 2018 English Semi-presidentialism and inclusive governance in Ukraine: Reflections for constitutional reform Published April 16, 2018 English Emergency Powers in Constitutions Published January 1, 2018 English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Other languages Substate Constitutions in Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings: Policy paper Published November 8, 2017 العربية English Government Formation And Removal Mechanisms Published January 1, 2017 English မြန်မာဘာသာ إنتقال اليمن "سلمياً" من الحكم الإستبدادي: هل كان النجاح ممكناً؟ Published October 14, 2016 العربية Dissolution of Parliament Published January 1, 2016 English Presidential Legislative Powers Published January 1, 2015 English Español Presidential Veto Powers Published January 1, 2014 العربية English Français Español Local Democracy Published January 1, 2013 العربية English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Federalism Published January 1, 2012 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Limitation Clauses Published January 1, 2011 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Constitutional Amendment Procedures Published January 1, 2010 English Español Social and Economic Rights Published January 1, 2009 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Religion-State Relations Published January 1, 2008 العربية English Constitutional Monarchs in Parliamentary Democracies Published January 1, 2007 العربية English Non-Executive Presidents in Parliamentary Democracies Published January 1, 2006 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Judicial Tenure, Removal, Immunity and Accountability Published January 1, 2005 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Judicial Appointments Published January 1, 2004 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Direct Democracy Published January 1, 2003 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Bicameralism Published January 1, 2002 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español What is a Constitution? Principles and Concepts Published January 1, 2001 English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Assessing the Performance of the South African Constitution Published November 1, 2023 English Assessing the Iraqi Constitution’s Impact on State and Society Published May 17, 2023 العربية English Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution Published December 20, 2022 English English translation of the draft Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile (July 2022) Published September 27, 2022 English Myanmar’s Federal Democracy Charter: Analysis and Prospects Published May 31, 2022 English မြန်မာဘာသာ A Practical Guide to Constitution Building Published February 10, 2022 العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Other languages Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality Published February 1, 2021 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Nepalese The Importance of Constitutional Law for Belarusian Democracy: An Analysis of the Amended 1994 Constitution and Considerations for Democratic Reform Published December 4, 2020 English Other languages Interim Governance Arrangements in Post-Conflict and Fragile Settings Published October 21, 2020 العربية English Français Inclusion of Combatants in Constitution-Building Published October 21, 2020 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Consultation, Deliberation and Decision-Making: Direct Public Participation in Constitution-Building Published October 21, 2020 English မြန်မာဘာသာ Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions Published October 6, 2020 العربية English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Women Constitution-Makers: Comparative Experiences with Representation, Participation and Influence Published August 28, 2020 English Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool Published August 11, 2020 English Español Other languages Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2018 Published March 20, 2020 English Protecting Ethnic Minorities within Minorities Published March 20, 2020 English Should Ministers be Members of the Legislature? Published March 17, 2020 English Constitutions and International Law Published March 17, 2020 English Constitutional Amendment Bills in Myanamar, 27 January 2020: International IDEA Interim Report Published March 14, 2020 English The Division of Powers in Federations Published February 17, 2020 English Proposals for Constitutional Change in Myanmar from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Amendment: International IDEA Interim Analysis Published February 7, 2020 English Moving Beyond Transitions to Transformation: Interactions Between Transitional Justice and Constitution-Building Published December 7, 2019 العربية English Français Implementing Federalism Published October 25, 2019 English Constitutional beginnings: Making and amending constitutions Published October 25, 2019 English Courts in Federal Countries: Constitution Brief Published May 1, 2019 English Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions Published January 16, 2019 English Self-Determination: Constitution Brief Published September 12, 2018 English Executive Types: Graphic Illustration Published May 29, 2018 English Rule of Law and Constitution Building: The Role of Regional Organizations Published May 18, 2018 English Interactions between Elections and Constitution-Building Processes in Fragile and Conflict-affected States Published May 16, 2018 English Constitution-building processes in Latin America from 1978-2012 Published May 1, 2018 English Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Constitutional Jurisprudence Published April 17, 2018 English Yearbook of the Association of Arab Constitutional Law 2015-2016 Published March 29, 2018 العربية Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2016 Published January 8, 2018 English Constitution-building in states with territorially based societal conflict Published October 27, 2017 English Constitution Building Processes and Democratization Published August 3, 2017 English Sub-State Constitutions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: Conference Report Published June 14, 2017 English From paper to lived reality: Gender-responsive constitutional implementation in Nepal Published January 31, 2017 English Sequencing Peace Agreements and Constitutions in the Political Settlement Process Published November 3, 2016 العربية English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2015 Published November 3, 2016 English The Judiciary and Constitutional Transitions Published September 21, 2016 English ICTs and Constitution Building Tech Fair Published September 14, 2016 English The role of regional organizations in the protection of constitutionalism Published August 30, 2016 English Judicial review systems in West Africa: A comparative analysis Published July 6, 2016 English Workshop: Constitution Building for Afghan Civil Society Published June 28, 2016 English Constitution-Building Technology Fair 2015 - Final Report Published June 22, 2016 English Constitutional Change and Participation of LGBTI Groups: A case study of South Africa Published June 17, 2016 English Constitutional Change and Participation of LGBTI Groups: A case study of Nepal Published June 17, 2016 English ICTs and Constitution Building Tech Fair Published June 9, 2016 English Yemen’s ‘Peaceful’ Transition from Autocracy: Could it have succeeded? Published April 1, 2016 English عمليات الانتقال الدستوري والانقسامات الاقليمية Published March 11, 2016 العربية IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study East Timor Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Rwanda Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Nigeria Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Kenya Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Indonesia Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Hungary Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Guatemala Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Fiji Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Colombia Published February 16, 2016 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Chile Published February 16, 2016 English Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2014 Published December 9, 2015 English National Survey on Nepal's Constitution Building Process Published November 30, 2015 English Interim Constitutions: Peacekeeping and Democracy-Building Tools Published November 27, 2015 العربية English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Decentralized Forms of Government Published November 10, 2015 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Judicial Branch Published November 10, 2015 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Legislature Published November 10, 2015 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Executive Branch Published November 10, 2015 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Building a Culture of Human Rights Published November 10, 2015 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Principles and Cross-cutting Themes Published November 10, 2015 English English-Nepali Glossary of Federal Terminology Published November 10, 2015 English Constitutional Transitions and Territorial Cleavages Published May 29, 2015 English Analysis of the Draft Constitution of Libya - Thematic Committees of the Constitution Drafting Assembly Status: December 2014 Published April 1, 2015 English تحليل مسودة الدستور الليبي - اللجان النوعية في الهيئة التاسيسية لصياغة الدستور - الوضع: كانون أول/ديسمبر 2014 Published April 1, 2015 العربية النفط والغاز الطبيعي: أطر دستورية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا Published February 11, 2015 العربية اللامركزية في الدول الموحّدة: أطر دستورية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا Published February 11, 2015 العربية مكافحة الفساد: أطر دستورية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا Published February 11, 2015 العربية Combating Corruption Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa Published February 3, 2015 English Decentralization in Unitary States Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa Published February 3, 2015 English Oil and Natural Gas Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa Published February 3, 2015 English Marginalized Groups and Constitution Building - A Roundtable Report Published January 9, 2015 English Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2019 Published January 1, 2015 English The Proposed Constitution of Tanzania (Sept 2014) Published December 11, 2014 English Rules of Procedure of the Second Constituent Assembly of Nepal ( March 2014) Published December 11, 2014 English دستور الهند لعام 1949 مع التعديلات لغاية عام 2012 Published December 9, 2014 العربية دستور تركيا لعام 1982 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2002 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور روسـيا لعام 1993 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2008 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور فنزويـلا لعام 1999 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2009 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور البرتغال لعام 1976 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2005 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور بولنــدا لعام 1997 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور بيـرو لعام 1993 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2009 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور باراغواي لعام 1992 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2001 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور باكستان لعام 1973 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2012 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور النرويج لعام 1814 مع تعديلاته لغاية عام 2004 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور هولندا لعام 1815 مع تعديلاته لغاية عام 2008 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور المكسيك لعام 1917 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2007 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور ايران لعام 1979 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور هنـدوراس لعام 1982 مع كافة تعديلاته حتى عام 2012 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور غانــا لعام 1992 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 1996 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور الإكوادور لعام 2008 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور الدانمرك لعام 1953 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور كوستاريكا 1949 مع تعديلاته حتى العام 2011 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور كولومبــيا لعام 1991 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2005 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور تشيلي لعام 1980 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2012 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور كندا لعام 1867 وتعديلاته حتى عام 2011 القانون الدستوري لعام 1867 قانون اتحاد كندا ونوفا سكوشا ونيوبرونزويك وحكومته؛ وللغايات المتعلقة به 29 آذار/مارس 1867 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور البرازيل لعام 1988 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 2005 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور بوليفيــا لعام 2009 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور بنــن لعام 1990 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور النمسا لعام 1920 Published December 1, 2014 العربية دستور استراليا لعام 1901 مع تعديلاته حتى عام 1985 Published November 28, 2014 العربية THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (AS AMENDED in 2013 ) Published November 28, 2014 English Constitution Building: A Global Review (2013) Published September 23, 2014 English The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Studies Published September 19, 2014 English Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns: A Handbook on Political Finance Published September 4, 2014 English أنظمة تمويل الاحزاب السياسية - الاصلاح الدستوري بعد الربيع العربي Published August 25, 2014 العربية النظام شبه الرئاسي كوسيلة لتقاسم السلطة - الاصلاح الدستوري بعد الربيع العربي Published August 25, 2014 العربية المحاكم الدستورية بعد الربيع العربي - آليات التعيين واستقلالية المحاكم Published August 25, 2014 العربية Constitutional Courts after the Arab Spring: Appointment mechanisms and relative judicial independence Published April 22, 2014 English ورقة نقاش: صياغة مشروع الدستور - تجارب مقارنة ودروس مستفادة Published April 14, 2014 العربية Constitutional Reform in Indonesia: A Retrospective Published January 29, 2014 English Shaping States through Constitutions Published January 29, 2014 English Constitution Building in Asia: the tipping point for democratization? Published January 29, 2014 English The Constituent Assembly of Nepal: An Agenda for Women Published January 29, 2014 English Public Consultation on a Draft Constitution: With Particular Reference to Women in Nepal Published January 29, 2014 English Making Presidentialism Work: Sharing and Learning from Global Experience Published January 29, 2014 English The Role of Constituent Assemblies in Constitution Making, Yash Ghai, International IDEA - 2012 Published January 28, 2014 English عمليات الإصلاح الدستوري والأحزاب السياسية: مبادئ للممارسة، المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات - 2012 Published January 9, 2014 العربية Customary Governance and Democracy Building: Exploring the Linkages, International IDEA - 2011 Published January 9, 2014 English Report: 30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women's Political Participation in Latin America, International IDEA - 2008 Published January 9, 2014 English Discussion Paper: Constituent Assembly Procedures from a Gender Perspective, International IDEA - 2008 Published December 5, 2013 English Constitutional Reform Processes and Political Parties. Principles for Practice, International IDEA and NIMD - 2012 Published December 5, 2013 English ورقة سياسة: بناء الدستور في مراحل ما بعد الصراع: الدعم الخارجي لعملية سيادية ، المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات - 2011 Published December 5, 2013 العربية Policy Paper: Constitution building after conflict: External support to a sovereign process, International IDEA - 2011 Published December 5, 2013 English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building, International IDEA - 2011 Published December 4, 2013 English Women Members of the Constituent Assembly: A study on contribution of women in constitution making in Nepal Published December 3, 2013 English Nepalese Tendencias del constitucionalismo en Iberoamérica, International IDEA - 2009 Published December 3, 2013 Español Bolivia: Miradas. Nuevo Texto Constitucional, International IDEA - 2010 Published December 3, 2013 Español Cultura de la Constitución en Costa Rica. Una encuesta nacional de actitudes, percepciones y valores, International IDEA - 2009 Published December 2, 2013 Español Creating the New Constitution: A Guide for Nepali Citizens, International IDEA - 2008 Published December 2, 2013 English Những hướng dẫn thiết thực về xây dựng hiến pháp, International IDEA - 2013 Published December 2, 2013 Other languages Constitution Building Processes and Democratization, International IDEA - 2006 Published December 2, 2013 English Comentarios a la propuesta constitucional aprobada por la Asamblea Constituyente boliviana, International IDEA - 2008 Published December 2, 2013 Español A Practical Guide to Constitution Building (Myanmar Language), International IDEA - 2013 Published December 2, 2013 Other languages A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English-Nepali, International IDEA - 2007 Published December 2, 2013 English دليل عملي لبناء الدساتير - المقدمة ، المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات - 2013 Published November 6, 2013 العربية A Commentary on the Egyptian Constitutional Declaration Dated 17 June 2012 Published June 11, 2013 English The 2011 Moroccan Constitution: A Critical Analysis Published March 5, 2013 English IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Bahrain Published December 2, 2009 English The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Bahrain Published June 23, 2009 English The Role of Constitution Building Processes in Democratization - “Who Should Harvest the Fruits of Victory? Constitution Building in Timor-Leste.” Published February 9, 2009 English Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook Published September 3, 2007 English Democratic Dialogue – A Handbook for Practitioners Published August 30, 2007 English Previous Next The Public Service English Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024 English Environmental Protection in Constitutions Assessment Tool English Assessing the Performance of the South African Constitution English The Scope and the Content of the Sri Lankan Constitution: Perspectives of Opinion Leaders English Other languages Assessing the Iraqi Constitution’s Impact on State and Society العربية English Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution English Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality English မြန်မာဘာသာ Nepalese Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool English Español Other languages Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines' COVID-19 Response English The Public Service English Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali English Constitutional Status and Autonomy of the Prosecution Service English Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024 English Political Parties: Constitutional Roles, Recognition, Rights and Regulations English Rights in the Digital Age English The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making English Constitution-Building in Deeply Fragmented States: The Role of Local Governance English Designing Resilient Institutions: Countering Democratic Backsliding in Asia English Annual Review of Constitution-Building: 2023 English Designing Resistance: Democratic Institutions and the Threat of Backsliding English A Practical Guide to Constitution Building العربية English မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Other languages Official Language Designation English မြန်မာဘာသာ Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality English မြန်မာဘာသာ Nepalese Constitutional Negotiations: Dynamics, Deadlocks and Solutions English မြန်မာဘာသာ Emergency Powers in Constitutions English Français မြန်မာဘာသာ Español Other languages State Capture: How to Recognize and React to it English Independent Institutions: Enhancing Democratic Integrity and Accountability through Constitutional Design English Annual Review of Constitution-Building: 2022 English Annual Review of Constitution-Building: 2021 English Taming the Incumbency Advantage: Innovative Constitutional Designs from the ‘South' English Let’s talk about constitutions! 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